Introduction
Once again, a sincere thank you to Henry for providing the solution which you can find in the comments section below.
I invite you to leave a comment to let us know how you fared with the puzzle.
Signing off for this week — Falcon
Toughie 3383
10 hours ago
Good morning,
ReplyDeleteWell, the snow has arrived. Or is arriving. This was a pleasant diversion from the nasty cold white stuff. 16d was obvious from the wordplay but I had to look it up because it's a new word for me. Have a good weekend!
Peter
stuck on 13a Help.
ReplyDeleteOtherwise Fun. Waiting for our share of the white stuff
16d English slang
Yiddish actually
DeleteCan't get 13a. What's the definition?
ReplyDeleteOtherwise, C&R are playing a fairly routine game with us today. 23 a was solved via search for a "list of x". 9a was clever with what appeared to be an anagram indicator (which fit with my existing cross letters) that turned out to be a homophone.
The last letter of 1d should be a ‘y’. That will get you 13a. I had the same mistake.
ReplyDeleteThat did it! Def is "opened wide"
DeleteGot 13a. Had 1d wrong last letter.
ReplyDeleteHi everyone! I was up at Collingwood this weekend - not only was there lot's of snow, but the Wifi connection wouldn't let me post any comments, so now I'm home and blogging away!
ReplyDeleteI think I wouldn't have figured out 1d any quicker than the rest, I had the same error that other people reported, ending in 'Y' just didn't come to mind!
Thanks for the post, Falcon. Just 4.5 weeks to go!
I'll post the solution in just a little while.
Here is the solution to this week’s puzzle from Cox&Rathvon. I call this one “His and Her Animal Games” from all the references to males and females, and horses, cows, birds, and of course, the long list of games mentioned.
ReplyDelete1d was especially tricky as you had to be very careful with the case of the solution to match what was in the puzzle. Kudos to those that spotted what 1d was supposed to be.
Across
1a {T(U)G OF WAR}* U=second in dunk (second letter in the word ’dunk’) contained in (taking) an Anagram (surprisingly) of ‘Grow fat’
5a ST|ITCH ST=abbreviation of Saint, before (with) ITCH=irritation
9a EAR˜|HART˜ EAR=Homonym (for listeners) of Air (broadcast), HART=Homonym (for listeners) of Heart (Courage) (Amelia Mary Earhart was an American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1937, Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island.)
10a CRO˜|QUET˜ CRO=Homonym (heard) of crow (bird), QUET=Homonym (heard) of Kay
11a BAD|MINT|ON BAD=naughty, MINT=brand new, ON=running (as equipmemt)
12a TULIP* Anagram (agitated) of ‘lit up’
13a YAW|NED< Reversal (turning) of DEN=hideout, and WAY=passage
15a RE|DROVER RE=having to do with, DROVER=cattle herder
17a LEAPFROG* Anagram (arranged) of ‘a pre-golf’
19a SPA(SM+)S SM in the clue, contained in (infiltrated by) SPAS=health resorts
23a N|A+|HUM N(ame), A+, HUM=drone (verb) (Nahum was a minor prophet whose prophecy is recorded in the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament. He wrote about the end of the Assyrian Empire, and its capital city, Nineveh, in a vivid poetic style.)
24a HO(PS|CO)T|CH PS=by the way (short form for post script), CO(mpany), all contained in (gets into) HOT=popular, with CH(urch)
26a MA(RB+)LES RB+ contained in (taking in) MALES=guys
27a AUDI|TO+|R TO+, R=radio initially (first letter of ‘radio’) after (following) AUDI=a make of a German car
28a NU(DIS)T DIS=insult (speak disrespectfully) contained in (absorbed by) NUT=eccentric
29a (CHAR(A+)DES}* or {CH(A+)RADES}* A+ contained in (grasps) an Anagram (playing) of ‘cards he” contain
Down
1d TRE(M)BLY M=start of meeting (first letter of the word ‘meeting’) contained in (around) TREBLY=three times
2d GO|RED the solution divided 2,3 gives GO RED=blush
3d F(RAG)ILE RAG=scrap contained in (in) FILE=desk drawer
4d _ASTUTE_ Hidden in (part of) breakfAST UTEnsil
6d T(R)OTTER R=rear of quarter (last letter in the word ‘quarter) contained in (around) TOTTER=walk unsteadily
7d {TRUE LO(V)ES}* V(ictory) contained in (about) Anagram (curiously) of ‘resolute’
8d HOTSPUR* Anagram (riled) of ‘up short’ (a hotspur is an impetuous or fiery person, from Hotspur, nickname of Sir Henry Percy)
10d _CAN|TER_ Hidden in (in) ameriCAN TERms
14d WE(AT|HERE)D AT+, HERE=this place, all contained in (about) WED(nesday)
16d NO|SHES the solution split 2,4 suggests for men only
17d LINE(MA)N MA=mother, contained in (wearing) LINEN=sort of cloth
18d FE|MALES* FE=chemical symbol for Iron, in front of (along with) an Anagram (preparation of) of ‘meals’
20d PIC|A|DOR˜ Homonym (for hearing) of Pick a door= choose a means of access
21d {SP(HE)RES}* HE=the guy, contained in (about) Anagram (going wild) of ‘press’
22d SPLASH P(assing) (a grade e.g.), contained in (into) SLASH=cut
25d TO|TED TO+, TED=Ted Cruz (Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States Senator for Texas since 2013.)
Had trouble with 13a as I had it starting with an E not a Y because of 1d which I thought was treble, not trebly. Trebly - really?!!! Didn't know there was such a word, but did find it in the dictionary, but who uses that word??? Got a smile from 16d and 20d.
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